Legal Opinion

Serratore v. American Port Services, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 1, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), dated May 14, 2001, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The complaint asserts causes of action to recover damages for defamation based upon written and oral statements made by the plaintiff’s former employer. One of the written statements at issue was included in a posting which informed employees of the plaintiff’s discharge and stated that he was not…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Matherson v. MarchelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. Weiner v. Doubleday & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Hollander v. CaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. Allen v. GordonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  5. Jung Hee Lee Han v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. School of Visual Arts v. KuprewiczNew York Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Rohrlich v. Consolidated Bus Transit, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Hame v. LawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Andruzzi v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Ross v. State Univ. of N.Y.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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